(a) Whoever, with intent to deceive or defraud the United States,
endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede a Federal auditor in
the performance of official duties relating to a person, entity, or
program receiving in excess of $100,000, directly or indirectly,
from the United States in any 1 year period under a contract or
subcontract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or relating to any
property that is security for a mortgage note that is insured,
guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary, or
relating to any property that is security for a loan that is made
or guaranteed under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, shall be
fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
(b) For purposes of this section -
(1) the term "Federal auditor" means any person employed on a
full- or part-time or contractual basis to perform an audit or a
quality assurance inspection for or on behalf of the United
States; and
(2) the term "in any 1 year period" has the meaning given to
the term "in any one-year period" in section 666.

The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July
15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended. Title V of the Act is
classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 1471 et seq.) of
chapter 8A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1441 of Title 42 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273 inserted ", entity, or
program" after "person" and "grant, or cooperative agreement,"
after "subcontract,".
2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-569 inserted "or relating to any
property that is security for a loan that is made or guaranteed
under title V of the Housing Act of 1949," before "shall be fined
under this title".
1997 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-65 inserted "or relating to any
property that is security for a mortgage note that is insured,
guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary,"
after "under a contract or subcontract,".
1996 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-294 inserted "and" after
semicolon at end.
1994 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "section - " for
"section", inserted "(1)" before "the term", substituted semicolon
for the period at end, and added par. (2).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see
section 604(d) of Pub. L. 104-294, set out as a note under section
13 of this title.